Contents
About This Book
Who Should Use This Book
Conventions
Related Documentation
SIMS Documentation
Other Related Sun Documentation
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
Graphical User Interface Conventions
1.
Overview of SIMS 3.5 Components
SIMS 3.5 Core Components
SIMS Internet Message Transfer Agent
Indexed Message Store
Sun Directory Services
SIMS 3.5 Optional Components
SIMS High Availability
Sun Web Access Server
Sun Messaging Connectivity Services
Remote Administration Console
POP3/IMAP4 Proxy
2.
Server and Client Requirements
Platform Requirements
CPU Requirements
Disk Space Requirements
SMCS Storage Requirements
Swap Space Requirements
Memory Requirements
Client Requirements
System Configuration Requirements
3.
What SIMS 3.5 Installs
SIMS 3.5 Contents Directories
SIMS 3.5 Installed Packages
SIMS 3.5 Installed Files
Administration Console Files
MTA Files
Message Store/Proxy Server Files
Sun Directory Services Files
SMCS Files
Web Access Server Files
4.
Preparing to Configure
Software Requirements
Adminstrator's Required Tasks
Summary of Files Configurable
by Administrator
Default Configurations
SIMS Configurable Files
Startup Scripts
Summary of SIMS Default Configurations
5.
Preparing to Install SIMS 3.5
Preparing to Upgrade
Upgrading from SIMS 3.x to SIMS 3.5
Upgrading from SIMS 2.0
Preparing a Clean System
Preparing to Install Patches
Required Patches
Recommended Patches
Installing Patches
Preparing to Install and Update Licenses
Requesting a License Password
Determining Server Configurations
Installing and Updating Licensing Information
Preparing to Install Proxies
Preparing to Install SMCS
Determining Transport Protocol
Specifying Mail Clients Setup
Checking Directory Synchronization
Meeting SMCS Requirements
6.
Installing SIMS 3.5
Before Installing
Installing SIMS 3.5
Running the Installation Script
Selecting Installation Type
Selecting Optional Components
Specifying Licenses
Specifying Core Server Configurations
Specifying Optional Configurations
Running the Setup Install
Installing SIMS Add-on Options
Installing SIMS High Availability
Removing SIMS/HA
Installing Stand-Alone SunTM Web Access
Installing Remote Administration Console
Installing Pure POP3/IMAP Proxy
After Installing SIMS 3.5
7.
Post-Installation Configurations
Upgrading SIMS 3.1/3.2 Directory Contents to SIMS 3.5
Modifying the LDAP Directory Server Schema
Configuring Existing Users in the LDAP Directory Database to Use Web Access
Preparing Configuration File for Mail Users Only
HotJava Browser Configuration
Removing sendmail for Pure
POP3/IMAP Proxy
8.
Post-installation SunTM Web Access Setup
Starting Sun Web Access
Reference Chapters for Sun Web Access
Configuring Sun Web Access
Restarting the Web Access Server
Changing the port Number
Establishing Secure Service
Extending the Web Access Palette
Using An Alternate JVM for Web Access
Changing the LDAP Server
Invoking Web Access
9.
Post-Installation Tasks
Overview of SIMS Post-Installation Tasks
Checking SIMS Installation Log Files
Starting the Mail Server
Linking to an Existing Web Server
Connecting to the Manual Pages
Starting SIMS Administration Console
Starting SIMS Administration Console for
HA Systems
Starting Sun Web Access Server
Populating the Directory
Migrating Mail Folders
Testing Your SIMS 3.5 Server
10.
Troubleshooting SIMS Server
Configuring DNS Setup
Diagnosing DNS
Configuring Files
Reading SIMS Installation Log Files
Rebooting after Reinstalling
Configuring HotJava Browser
Removing sendmail
Missing Command Tool
Removing Extra Characters in License Password File
Cleaning up Corrupted Quota File
11.
SIMS Asymmetric High Availability
Other HA References in this Guide
SIMS Asymmetric HA Configuration
Fail-over Procedure
Linking SIMS Directories to Shared Disks
Linking Sun DS Directories to Shared Disks
Replacing HA stop and start Scripts
Operating System and Platform Support
Storage and File System Requirements
Directory Services Considerations
A.
Command-Line Installation
Command-Line Utilities
Installation Utility
The uninstall Utility
Example of Command-Line Installation
Graphical or Command-Line Installation?
B.
Planning SIMS System
Directory Services Considerations
Automatic Directory Information Tree Layout
Directory Service Administration
Directory Replication
Selecting Topologies
E-mail System for a Small Organization
E-mail System for a Medium Organization
Internet Message Transfer Agent Considerations
Role of a Mail Server
Sample MTA Scenarios
Copyright
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